The Olympic hockey overtime rules came into play as the United States battled Canada for the men’s gold medal. It is a bit complicated for fans as the Olympic overtime rules for hockey vary by the stage of the tournament.
For the gold medal game, overtime is a three-on-three game for one 20-minute period, meaning not simply the first goal wins. Here’s how NBC explains the overtime rules for the USA-Canada gold medal hockey game.
“If the game is tied at the end of regulation in the gold medal game, the two teams will play a 20-minute period of 3-on-3 hockey,” NBC detailed.
“If the game is tied after overtime, then the teams will keep playing until the winning goal is scored. There is no shootout. Between each period, there will be a 15-minute intermission during which the ice will be resurfaced.”
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